Southern Africa
My wife and I spent two weeks travelling on a bird safari visiting Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.We had plenty of photo opportunities, some of these showing in this gallery. Livingstone to Windhoek is quite a drive!
![Floating Restaurant](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/A_Floating_Restaurant_2_thumb.jpg)
Floating Restaurant
![African Crocodile](_graphics/bigshim.gif)
African Crocodile
![African Jacana](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/20190312-African_Jacana-2_thumb.jpg)
African Jacana
![African Darter drying out](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/African_Darter_drying_out_thumb.jpg)
African Darter drying out
![African Darter with lunch](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/African_Darter_with_lunch_thumb.jpg)
African Darter with lunch
![Lilac-breasted Roller](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Lilac-breasted_Roller_3_thumb.jpg)
Lilac-breasted Roller
![White-fronted Bee-eater](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/White-faced_Bee-eater_3_thumb.jpg)
White-fronted Bee-eater
![Goliath Heron](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Goliath_Heron_1_thumb.jpg)
Goliath Heron
![Purple Heron](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Purple_Heron_thumb.jpg)
Purple Heron
![Black Heron on a windy day](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black_Heron_on_a_windy_day_thumb.jpg)
Black Heron on a windy day
![Reed Cormorant, African Openbills and Glossy Ibis](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Reed_CormorantAfrican_OpenbillGlosy_Ibis_thumb.jpg)
Reed Cormorant, African Openbills and Glossy Ibis
![Baboon](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Baboon_3_thumb.jpg)
Baboon
![Inquisitive young Baboon](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/An_Inquisitive_young_baboon_thumb.jpg)
Inquisitive young Baboon
![The Gang's arriving](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/The_gangs_arriving_thumb.jpg)
The Gang's arriving
![Elephant enjoying a dust bath](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Elephant_enjoying_a_Dust_Bath_3_thumb.jpg)
Elephant enjoying a dust bath
![More dust bathing. Tusks broken due to mineral deficiency in diet](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/More_Dust_bathers.Tusks_broken_due_to_mineral_deficiency_in_diet_thumb.jpg)
More dust bathing. Tusks broken due to mineral deficiency in diet
![Elephant with Impala](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/20190312-Elephant_with_Impala-2_thumb.jpg)
Elephant with Impala
![Walking with Mother](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Walking_with_Mother_thumb.jpg)
Walking with Mother
![Junior in the midst of the family](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Junior_in_the_midst_of_the_family_thumb.jpg)
Junior in the midst of the family
![Mum's looking after me](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Mums_looking_after_me_1_thumb.jpg)
Mum's looking after me
![Black-chested Snake Eagle](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black-chested_Snake_Eagle_3_thumb.jpg)
Black-chested Snake Eagle
![Brown Snake Eagle](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Brown_Snake_Eagle_3_thumb.jpg)
Brown Snake Eagle
![Juvenile Pale Chanting Goshawk](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Juvenile_Pale_Chanting_Goshawk_3_thumb.jpg)
Juvenile Pale Chanting Goshawk
![Pale Chanting Goshawk](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Pale-chanting_Goshawk_thumb.jpg)
Pale Chanting Goshawk
![Gabar Goshawk](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Gabar_Goshawk_3-2_thumb.jpg)
Gabar Goshawk
![Greater Kestrel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Greater_Kestrel-2_thumb.jpg)
Greater Kestrel
![Greater Kestrel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Greater_Kestrel-3_thumb.jpg)
Greater Kestrel
![Martial Eagle](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Martial_Eagle_thumb.jpg)
Martial Eagle
![Martial Eagle](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Martial_Eagle-2_thumb.jpg)
Martial Eagle
![Lesser Grey Shrike](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Lesser_Grey_Shrike_3_thumb.jpg)
Lesser Grey Shrike
![Pearl Spotted Owlet](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Pearl-spotted_Owlet_3_thumb.jpg)
Pearl Spotted Owlet
![Lionhead](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Lionhead_thumb.jpg)
Lionhead
![Lions resting](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Lions_resting_thumb.jpg)
Lions resting
![Lion with mate](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Lions_and_mate_thumb.jpg)
Lion with mate
![Banded Mongooses](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Banded_Mongooses_thumb.jpg)
Banded Mongooses
![Slender Mongoose](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Slender_Mongoose_thumb.jpg)
Slender Mongoose
![Getting ready to cross the water](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Getting_ready_to_cross_the_water_thumb.jpg)
Getting ready to cross the water
!["Shorty" getting into deep water](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/-Shorty-_getting_into_deep_water_thumb.jpg)
"Shorty" getting into deep water
!["Shorty" using his trunk as a snorkel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/-Shorty-_using_his_trunk_as_a_snorkel_thumb.jpg)
"Shorty" using his trunk as a snorkel
!["Shorty's" made it safely across. (The Matriarch knew where to cross)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/-Shortys-_made_it_safely_across_The_Matriarch_knew_where_to_cross_1_thumb.jpg)
"Shorty's" made it safely across. (The Matriarch knew where to cross)
![Two "buddies" greet each other following the crossing](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Two_buddies_greet_each_other_following_the_crossing_thumb.jpg)
Two "buddies" greet each other following the crossing
![Black Rhino](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black_Rhinoceros-2_thumb.jpg)
Black Rhino
![Black Rhino](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black_Rhinoceros_thumb.jpg)
Black Rhino
![Black-backed Jackals inside a Rhino carcass](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black-backed_Jackal_inside_the_Rhino_carcass__thumb.jpg)
Black-backed Jackals inside a Rhino carcass
![Black-backed Jackals on Rhino carcass](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Black-backed_Jackals_on_a_Rhino_carcass_thumb.jpg)
Black-backed Jackals on Rhino carcass
![Hippo with small friend](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Hippo_with_small_friend_thumb.jpg)
Hippo with small friend
![Crowned Plover (Lapwing)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Crowned_Plover_Lapwing_thumb.jpg)
Crowned Plover (Lapwing)
![White Crowned Lapwing (or Plover)](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/White-crowned_Lapwing_Plover_thumb.jpg)
White Crowned Lapwing (or Plover)
![Marabou Storks](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Marabou_Storks_thumb.jpg)
Marabou Storks
![Ostrich](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Ostrich_thumb.jpg)
Ostrich
![Kori Bustard](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Kori_Bustard_thumb.jpg)
Kori Bustard
![Northern Black Korhaan](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Northern_Black_Korhaan_thumb.jpg)
Northern Black Korhaan
![Bradfield's Hornbill](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Bradfields_Hornbill_3_thumb.jpg)
Bradfield's Hornbill
![Bradfield's Hornbill](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Bradfields_Hornbill_4_thumb.jpg)
Bradfield's Hornbill
![Grey Go-away Bird](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Grey_Go-away_Bird_thumb.jpg)
Grey Go-away Bird
![Kurrichane Thrush](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Kurrichane_Thrush_3_thumb.jpg)
Kurrichane Thrush
![Unlikely companions-- Slender Mongoose with Gabar Goshawk](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Unlikely_Companions-_Slender_Mongoose_with_Gabar_Goshawk_thumb.jpg)
Unlikely companions-- Slender Mongoose with Gabar Goshawk
![Gemsbok](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Gemsbok_thumb.jpg)
Gemsbok
![Greater Kudu](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Greater_Kudu_3_thumb.jpg)
Greater Kudu
![Water Buffalo](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Water_Buffalo_thumb.jpg)
Water Buffalo
![Wildebeest](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Wildebeest_thumb.jpg)
Wildebeest
![Zebra with foal](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Zebra_with_Offspring_3_thumb.jpg)
Zebra with foal
![South African Ground Squirrel](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/South_African_Ground_Squirrel_3_thumb.jpg)
South African Ground Squirrel
![Water (Nile) Monitor](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Water_Nile_Monitor_thumb.jpg)
Water (Nile) Monitor
![Sharing the waterhole](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Sharing_the_waterhole_thumb.jpg)
Sharing the waterhole
![Spotted Hyaena sharing the waterhole](https://amazon.clikpic.com/prlock/images/Spotted_Hyaena_sharing_the_waterhole_thumb.jpg)